Januárové čítanie 4

Kovid aj ďalšie reakcie na zmluvu s Čínou. English needed.

China reports 96 new infections, links superspreader to 102 asymptomatic cases
https://scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3118069/coronavirus-china-reports-96-new-infections-links-superspreader 

Covid-19: The road back to Wuhan
https://bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-55681744 

breaking | China’s coronavirus-hit economy grew by 2.3 per cent in 2020, the lowest rate in over 40 years
https://scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3118116/chinas-coronavirus-hit-economy-grew-23-cent-2020-lowest-rate 

PLA troops in South China Sea learn ‘essential’ battlefield English

Januárové čítanie 3

Pre koho bude výhodná dohoda medzi EU a Čínou? English needed.

Chinese ‘Great Firewall’ critic Zhang Jialong ‘jailed for 18 months’
https://scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3117102/chinese-great-firewall-critic-zhang-jialong-jailed-18-months 

Coronavirus: Chinese premier warns against cover-up of outbreaks
https://scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3117109/coronavirus-chinese-premier-warns-against-cover-outbreaks 

China’s Spies
https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9jaGluYXRhbGtzaG93LmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz&ep=14&episode=Yzc5OTcxNmItZGMyNi00MmFkLWE1YmQtMzQ5ZTAzYThmZjFk 

Taiwan introduces new passport designed to end confusion with mainland China

Januárové čítanie 2

Aj v Číne zapisujú testovaných na papiere. English needed.

Hong Kong pro-establishment camp uneasy about leadership takeover by newcomers
https://globalvoices.org/2021/01/03/hong-kong-pro-establishment-camp-uneasy-about-leadership-takeover-by-newcomers 

China makes rating firm pay for debt defaults for the first time
https://scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3116321/china-makes-debt-rating-agency-pay-default-precedent-legal 

Former head of China’s aircraft carrier programme expelled from Communist Party over corruption claims
https://scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3116353/former-head-chinas-aircraft-carrier-programme-expelled 

When Wuhan went into lockdown, thousands of local heroes went into action

Januárové čítanie

EU sa nádejá zastaviť nútenú prácu. English needed.

China passes law to protect River Yangtze
https://scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3115431/china-passes-law-protect-river-yangtze 

China’s pensioners get tech savvy as Beijing chases the ‘silver dollar’
https://scmp.com/news/china/article/3115450/chinas-pensioners-get-tech-savvy-beijing-chases-silver-dollar 

Covid-19: China’s industrial firms see 15.5 per cent profit growth in November as economic recovery continues
https://scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3115454/covid-19-chinas-industrial-firms-see-155pc-profit-growth 

China lowers age of criminal responsibility to 12 from 14

Decembrové čítanie 4

Skončí éra Alibaby? English needed.

China’s imposition of electricity restrictions this winter gets a chilly reception
https://globalvoices.org/2020/12/20/chinas-imposition-of-electricity-restrictions-this-winter-gets-a-chilly-reception 

China’s temporary factory workers ‘not good enough’ to meet surging demand in the West
https://scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3114779/chinas-temporary-factory-workers-not-good-enough-meet-surging 

China’s new data privacy law ‘will state how facial recognition can be used’
https://scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3114829/chinas-new-data-privacy-law-will-state-how-facial-recognition 

Leaked Documents Show How China’s Army of Paid Internet Trolls Helped Censor the Coronavirus

Decembrové čítanie 3

Obmedzenie kúrenia, lebo princíp. English needed.

What a rural woman in China’s horrific killing says about domestic violence in the country
https://scmp.com/lifestyle/family-relationships/article/3113293/what-rural-woman-chinas-horrific-killing-says-about 

China’s bold new Five Year Plan
https://eastasiaforum.org/2020/12/13/chinas-bold-new-five-year-plan 

China and India: Pallavi Aiyar and Ananth Krishnan on mutual misperceptions
https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9yc3MuYXJ0MTkuY29tL3NpbmljYQ&ep=14&episode=Z2lkOi8vYXJ0MTktZXBpc29kZS1sb2NhdG9yL1YwL2dXWlFqTlpKT0tIc3A1clR1bUd6V2NmeDZlSm1NenZiRURIUi1IVHNrS1U&pe=1&pep=0 

Chinese tourists quarantined after two visitors to Hainan found to be close contacts of Covid-19 carrier

Decembrové čítanie 2

Deflácia a deficity v provinciách. English needed.

China’s army of upcoming college graduates brace to compete for jobs with a familiar rival – the class of 2020’s unhired alumni
https://scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3112640/chinas-army-upcoming-college-grads-brace-compete-jobs 

Explainer | Near the China-Bhutan-India border, a new village is drawing attention to old disputes
https://scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3112712/near-china-bhutan-india-border-new-village-drawing-attention 

As China-India border stand-off drags into winter, nomadic herders become collateral damage
https://scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3112564/china-india-border-stand-drags-winter-nomadic-herders-become 

China reveals new generation of top-level government appointees, including an ex-copy machine salesman and fighter jet designer

Decembrové čítanie

Život donáškových kuriérov je ťažší. English needed.

Carrie Lam: Hong Kong’s leader says she has to keep piles of cash at home
https://bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-55113149

Mao Ce-tung spravil z Číny svoje sociálne laboratórium
https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9kZWppbnkucG9kYmVhbi5jb20vZmVlZC54bWw&ep=14&episode=NWRmZDIyYjUtZTc0Zi00YmJmLTlmMWYtMTEwMzI5MmU1YWE5

Authoritarian Environmentalism and Chinese Ecological Civilization, with Judith Shapiro and Yifei Li
https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2ZhaXJiYW5rY2VudGVyL2ZlZWQueG1s&ep=14&episode=dGFnOnNvdW5kY2xvdWQsMjAxMDp0cmFja3MvOTI5MjY0NzE2

Coronavirus: work stops at South Korean chip plant in China after positive test

Novembrové čítanie 5

Zahraniční investori by sa mohli súdiť v Hongkongu, len či to ešte bude rozdiel. English needed.

Coronavirus: Chinese President Xi Jinping proposes global QR code system to help free up travel
https://scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3110871/coronavirus-chinese-president-xi-jinping-proposes-global-qr 

Foreign investors in China’s Greater Bay Area could benefit from proposal to use Hong Kong laws
Foreign investors in China’s Greater Bay Area could benefit from proposal to use Hong Kong laws 

Single mothers in China face Catch-22 when they apply for maternity benefits, but this woman is unbowed
https://scmp.com/lifestyle/family-relationships/article/3110700/single-mothers-china-face-catch-22-when-they-apply 

Ghost of past identities

Novembrové čítanie 4

Už aj Čína predala so záporným úrokom. English needed.

China, 14 Asian partners sign world’s biggest trade pact
https://scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3109915/china-14-asian-partners-sign-worlds-biggest-trade-pact 

Vítězný listopad v Hongkongu
https://sinopsis.cz/vitezny-listopad-v-hongkongu/ 

China’s marginal RCEP gains will not offset trade war impact on economy, studies show
https://scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3110022/chinas-marginal-rcep-gains-will-not-offset-trade-war-impact 

Citizen journalist facing jail in China for Wuhan Covid reporting